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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FULL TERM. PREMATURE.
| Recent. | Macerated. | Recent | Macerated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Asphyxia following placental separation 1 | No. Hydrocephaly 1 | No. Asphyxia due to prolapsed cord and uterine inertia 1 | No. Nil. |
| Asphyxia due to delay in delivery of shoulders 1 | Anen- cephaly 1 | ||
| Asphyxia due to prolapsed cord 1 | Unknown 4 | ||
| Unknown 3 | |||
| Toxaemia and prolonged labour 2 | Albuminuria and shock 1 | Toxaemia 1 | |
| Toxaemia and asphyxia 1 | Chronic nephritis and placental separation 1 | ||
| Toxaemia 1 | Toxaemia and prematurity 1 | ||
| Toxaemia and asphyxia 1 | |||
| Totals 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
N.B.—Post-Mortem examination was not held in any of the above cases.
| FULL TERM. | PREMATURE. |
|---|---|
| No. | |
| Congenital malformation of the heart 4 | No. Multiple malformations 1 |
| Inanition 1 | Prematurity 1 |
| Intracranial haemorrhage ... 1 | Broncho-pneumonia 1 |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage undetermined 1 | |
| Totals 6 | 4 |
N.B.—Post-Mortem examinations in two of the above cases were held—
Congenital malformation of the heart being' found in both cases.